The nurse listens to a family's request to bring a few familiar items into the room of a client who is confused. Which does the nurse use to justify a decision about allowing personal items?
1. Personal items can increase client agitation.
2. Personal items can restore cognitive function.
3. Personal items are likely to alienate the client.
4. Personal items can comfort a confused person.
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4. Personal items can comfort a confused person because familiar items are part of the client's customary environment, patterns, and habits; in addition, these items personalize an otherwise strange environment and surround the client with recognizable things.
1. Personal items usually do not increase client agitation because familiar things are more recognizable and less threatening to the client.
2. The client is more likely to recognize a familiar item, but familiar items will not restore cognitive function alone.
3. Personal items are more likely to engage the client.
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